THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION – PART 1 Paul McLaughlin and Rohan McAdam, Honeywell Process Solutions*
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has the promise and potential to be the most influential and disruptive influence on automation systems since the advent of microprocessor-based distributed control systems. Additionally, the question of how the conventional Purdue model for automation systems, and today’s installed base, fits with new IIoT architectures is examined.
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